Hurst Castle

Summary

Hurst Castle is a military museum^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hurst Castle is located in Milford-on-Sea^[3].
• Hurst Castle is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Hurst Castle is on the body of water The Solent^[5].
• Hurst Castle's instance of is recorded as military museum^[6].
• Hurst Castle's instance of is recorded as Device Forts^[7].
• Hurst Castle's instance of is recorded as fort^[8].
• Hurst Castle's commissioned by is recorded as Henry VIII of England^[9].
• Hurst Castle is owned by English Heritage^[10].
• Hurst Castle is operated by English Heritage^[11].
• Hurst Castle is part of Hurst Castle and lighthouse^[12].
• Hurst Castle is part of Device Forts^[13].
• Hurst Castle is part of South Coast Palmerston Forts^[14].
• Hurst Castle's Commons category is recorded as Hurst Castle^[15].
• 1541 marks the founding of Hurst Castle^[16].
• Hurst Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.7064, 'lon': -1.5512}^[17].
• Hurst Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hurst-castle/^[18].
• Hurst Castle's official website is recorded as https://www.hurstcastle.co.uk/^[19].
• Hurst Castle's has facility is recorded as accessible/blue badge holder parking^[20].
• Hurst Castle's described by source is recorded as Subterranean History^[21].
• Hurst Castle's described by source is recorded as Solent Papers 2: The Needles Defences^[22].
• Hurst Castle's described by source is recorded as CastlesFortsBattles^[23].
• Hurst Castle's described by source is recorded as Victorian Forts and Artillery^[24].
• Hurst Castle's described by source is recorded as Pink Routes^[25].
• Hurst Castle's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hurst Castle, Milford on Sea, Lymington, SO41 0TP'}^[26].
• Hurst Castle's historic county is recorded as Hampshire^[27].

Body

Founding

1541 marks the founding of Hurst Castle^[16].

Identity

Part of include Hurst Castle and lighthouse^[12], an architectural ensemble^[28], in United Kingdom^[29]; Device Forts^[13], a group of structures or buildings^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1539^[32]; and South Coast Palmerston Forts^[14], a group of structures or buildings^[33], in United Kingdom^[34].

Operations

Hurst Castle is operated by English Heritage^[11].

Ownership

Hurst Castle is owned by English Heritage^[10].

Why It Matters

Hurst Castle ranks in the top 7% of military_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (363 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]